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Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart Ooo I would be in trouble if I lived in Bermuda! Yeah calorie counting is only for the control freaks/anal retentive people <----- totally referring to myself here, so please no one get offended! If you are at least aware of the cal count in something it helps you make wise decisions, that was all I was saying. If you can avoid sit down restaurants at all, that's a good start. Also, if you do go to a restaurant, asking them to bring a togo box with your meal (especially if it's big) helps portion control. Stick half the food in a togo box before you eat. Also if you're going to eat carbs, eat wheat or grain carbs no matter what. Stick to lots of veggies if you can and lean meats, non sweet alcoholic drinks and no dessert or lowcal dessert if possible. For P90X, the diet and regimen is very strict so I ended up using a protein shake as dessert. Almond milk, light milk chocolate or vanilla muscle milk powder with peanut butter tastes like the most decadent dessert (milkshake) or throw berries or a banana in there or yogurt. Also for dessert if I need something, a Think Think choc/peanut butter bar (sugar free) tastes like actual choc or my fav, sugar free jello pudding with fat free frozen cool whip and sliced strawberries. Yum! Wow, I just ended up giving you dessert recipes, ok so I'm not a perfect dieter but I am REALLY good at finding loopholes We sound like we eat JUST ALIKE! I have a protein shake for breakfast every morning...peanut butter or berries or whatever! I rarely eat noodles or rice, but when I do, it's all whole wheat!

ohhhhh my gosh!!! You look too cute in your costumes! Ok, I'll put some up today and change my siggy and all that!

I hope everyone had a great Halloween! My FI and I and some of our best friends all went to Austin, TX to see a concert and go out for Halloween! We all dressed up as Dazed and Confused characters. My bff and I had this cute tshirts made...it was funny!! ok, gotta finish some work and I'll be back to catch up on all the posts!

Quote: Originally Posted by amybermuda I love it Lindz! Another unproductive day for me Looks great!!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart Lindz - I too love food and LOVE healthy food, I do all the cooking so FI's gets what I cook and actually doesn't complain P90X just so you know is 6 days a week minimum, the 7th day is optional. Do any of you ladies count calories? I've been a hardcore calorie counter for 5 years now and used to keep a online food diary every day, I recently got rid of it because I do the calculations in my head now that I'm used to how many cals things are. That alone will help you lose weight even if you're eating pizza every day. I love your inspiration board Lindz! I want to do one but couldn't figure out how to do it! Katie - 12 hours a day? That's a very good reason, that's a long work day! I used to do 10 until the law came in and said 8 FI and I are obsessed with True Blood too! It was actually a last minute costume I came up with on Sunday, figured it would be easy and fun, I just need to practice my LA drawl now! UMMMMM I am a counting calorie FANATIC! I think I know the calorie content of everything in the world! haha It really is the best way to maintain/lose weight. Bottom line: more calories burned than consume=weight loss! I will definitely share my eating plan with you guys. I am headed out of town in 7 hours! Holy crap, I gotta go to sleep! So, I will send it to yall Sunday when I get back (if I am not too partied out!) or Monday morning! Also, if yall need help with your inspiration board, lemme know. Amy F., see my other post with the 2 websites I listed. It is pretty self explanatory once you get on there! I hope everyone has a fabulous Halloween and a great weekend!!!!!!! BOO!!

Quote: Originally Posted by amybermuda Lindz, how did you make your inspiration board? I tried with Powerpoint and it looks so LAME. I used BigHugeLabs: Do fun stuff with your photos to make mine and it was super easy! You just pick which "inspiration board" layout you would like to use, then upload the pictures! I did a little more research for you and found this website: polyvore.com. I have NOT used it but read it was pretty easy to use as well! I will be outta town this weekend, but let me know if you have any questions! Have you girls every been to weddingbycolor.com? They have some cute ideas as well!! Yall should check it out. It is obviously not as cool as this forum, but what forum is this great?!?! No, but all joking aside, I have gotten some great ideas!

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Nicole~ So ladies, I leave on Saturday... I can't believe it! I have been sick as hell but I got some meds so I should be good by Saturday... hopefully. I took pics of my very few items that I do have, so I'll do my planning thread when I get back since I'm a bit behind in the packing dept. In case i don't have a chance to get back on here before I leave, tty when I get back!! YAAAAAY!!!! That's SO exciting! Sorry you are sick hun! But I guess better this week than next, right?! I hope you feel better and have the best wedding week! Best wishes! xoxo

Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart Lindz at least you're not under 200 days, that gave me a heart attack when I came back from NY... I was like "how long was I gone!!!" Now I almost forgot what I was doing wedding wise when I came back, arg!! Choosing a honeymoon hotel has been a lot harder than I anticipated but guess what Lindz, Le Blanc is where I think we may end up going! Man I love that hotel so much... it's beautiful and where I wanted to get married but out of my guests price ranges unfortunately You made a good choice! Lindz your workout plan sounds perfect! I may wait to do Insanity next year, or at least I'm trying. I'm doing P90X again now and was planning on doing it for a month and then doing Insanity so I could do my BD shoot and then I was going to just do Insanity / P90X again until my wedding which is crazy. But I'd rather be able to fit into my wedding dress which has no leeway on size, it's a button up, not a corset lace up so I have no choice but to work my butt off... my measurements were taken at my absolute smallest and taken tightly so I'm pretty worried but I'll be fine. I think I'm just talking myself through this, haha Have any of you seen/read True Blood? I'm dressing up as Sookie and FI's dressing up as Bill Compton =) We are OBSESSED with True Blood! Wish I would have thought of that!!! I am sure you will fit into your dress just perfectly!!!! And yes, that is more important than your BD shoot. Your FI will not notice 1 or 2 lbs, but your dress will! ha Awww that's awesome you are honeymooning there!! I can't wait to see the pictures. I think several AS brides honeymoon there. It is probably out of my guests' price range too, but oh well. I just loved it so much, and luckily, my TA got me some great deals. Also, when I was looking at Sensatori, it wasn't that much less. You got an AWESOME deal on AS!! I have seriously gotta stop doing wedding stuff instead of working!! I need my JOB to pay for the wedding and the house and everything else. But in the meantime, I have created this inspiration board. I am getting way out of control, but it's fun...

aww thanks!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Katie_2010 Ah ok it all makes much more sense now!! It sounds very disciplined. Not on the same level but I've got about 6 fitness DVDs and I don't do any of them...hence why I need to be at a gym! I'd be hopeless doing a meal plan! - I HATE healthy food and I'm sooo picky with stuff I don't like and therefore won't eat (quite embarrassing how much of a pain I am really!) Don't push yourself too hard...but well done for getting back on it! Lindz - I'm the same as you - I don't want to start too soon so I peak with my enthusiasm too early!! Good luck everyone on a fitness kick!! Yes, I think for now, I am going to keep doing my normal 4 day workout and eating very healthy during the week. Luckily, my FI likes to eat well too!!!! On the weekends, that's another story though! Katie, I can TOTALLY give you some menu ideas that are healthy and delicious! My FI is SO SO SO picky (I on the other hand will eat anything and everything), and we come up with some pretty good meals! Amy, I think I will start P90x after New Years and then go into Insanity for the summer. Oh no! I just had a small nervous breakdown looking at my tracker! I am about to roll over to the 9 month mark. I am way behind. Shocker. What are you guys dressing up as for Halloween?

Quote: Originally Posted by CancunBride71010 I was not aware of that but i did recieve info that the beach cermony is an extra $150.00 for some kind of set up fee. That's crazy!!! I wonder if Le Blanc is the same way. That was definitely never mentioned in the any of my contracts or information.

Quote: Originally Posted by Hoosierfan Hey there- thanks! I found some for about 50 cents each - it's just the bringing them down to the resort and back (=hassle) that I wanted to avoid. I'm starting to freak out at all of the stuff we have to take down with us! Seriously! That stresses me out too! Customs, lost luggage, etc etc etc!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart Thanks Katie! I did update FB a lot didn't I Good for you, joining a gym is always my last resort too but it turns out that I work out better and more often with my DVD's (which is what P90X is). Having to drive and park and pay for parking is too much to fathom when comparing it to being able to stay in my living room and pop in a DVD. The downside of that is obviously doing it at home, once I'm at the gym I'm inspired, being at home is not as inspiring. P90X is a program, telling you which DVD to do which day and comes with a whole meal plan and all that. After being on a hiatius for about 2 months, being lazy, sick and on vaca, I'm back to the daily workout and I'm in so much pain... I've been limping for the last 2 day so I think I'll do some upper body stuff tonight Good luck Katie! How long do you recommend doing P90x or Insanity? Should I do one and then take a break and do the other? I know I will get tired of doing it if I do it for the next 9 months! Oh, Amy, I added you on facebook!

Quote: Originally Posted by amybermuda Do you keep track of everything you are spending on your wedding? I started to but now I think I'm going to just pay as I go on a cash flow basis so I don't start freaking out when the big payment is due and I have already spent a ton of $$$... Oh gosh, I don't think I am going to keep track!!!!! I may have a nervous breakdown

Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart Hi Ladies! ~ I've been gone for a week, ahhh it was so wonderful. I spent a week in NY with 2 of my best friends, we do a girls vacation every year to NY to shop and just let loose. I couldn't believe that I didn't think about my wedding ONCE, no interenet either, I just needed to get away for a bit. I did miss this thread though and all of you of course! Glad to be back feelilng fresh and renewed. Now I don't know where to start. I came back to my desk and there were 8 packages on it... I need to calm down on my internet shopping! I had custom passport covers made for my girls I'm going to give them with some other travel stuff right before we all leave and I received my BD lingerie and shoes. Nicole I can't believe your wedding is so close!!! I'm so excited for you!!! Everything will be perfect Happy Friday I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!! ' Awwww Welcome back Amy!! Glad you had fun! I was wondering where you were.ha! I think I would come back broke and exhausted if I spent a week in NYC! hahaha I have been looking for some cute passport covers too. Did you get yours on etsy?

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Quote: Originally Posted by RaychelRae Good! I'm so glad that I am not the only one who is planning via internet and this forum! : ) Haha! I am doing the same thing! Hoping for the best!!!!! I would love to do a site visit, but I think it would be fun to be surprised. We'll see! Where are you getting married?

Quote: Originally Posted by margin123 Wow! That sounds like a great price for Le Blanc! How many days/nights is that for? Sorry, I guess my response did not post for some reason. Sorry if there ends up being 2 posts that are similar! Those prices I gave you were for 4 days, 3 nights! Once I booked my wedding with Le Blanc, they gave me all sorts of deals. Also, talk to a travel agent and tell her all your choices. She can give you a breakdown of prices from each resort. These prices will be a lot more reasonable than what you have been seeing. For example, we started researching Le Blanc, Azul Sensatori, and Grand Velas. Every "package" she game me was less than the $500 per night. We found one for Le Blanc that was $2000 per couple for 3 nights, including airfare. When you book air and hotel together, you save a lot of money. I was in your same position...I didn't want my guests to spend all that money. I wasn't even looking at Cancun, until I came across Le Blanc. It was perfect for us and only ends up being about $250 extra for the weekend for my guests. It was definitely worth it!! Good luck!

Quote: Originally Posted by margin123 Wow! That sounds like a great price for Le Blanc! How many days/nights is that for? That's for 4 days, 3 nights! Once I booked my wedding there, they gave me all sorts of deals. Also, when you talk to a travel agent, let her know your choices, and she can find you the best prices. When you book hotel and air together, you save money. For example, we were searching online and found a deal for Le Blanc for $2000 per couple for 3 nights! It doesn't really make sense, considering the rooms are supposed to be $500 per night. I think when you book these packages, they give you a free night or something like that. Just do your research, and you can find some great deals!

great idea girls!

Thanks for the info!

There was a thread on here where a girl did a cigar bar. I tried to find it, but I think the link has been disabled. Have you asked your resort about it? I think it is a great idea!!!! My FI would love that. Let us know if you find anything out. I am sure they offer that through Moon Palace. I am getting married at Le Blanc, which is MP's sister resort, so I will see what I can find out.

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Nicole~ Welcome to the thread! To PM a member, click on their username and a drop screen will appear. There is an option to send a pm We leave a week Sat for our wedding. I have almost all of our stuff under control now lol. This weekend I will take some pics and post them, although I have to warn you, I didn't do nearly as much planning as some of you ladies. WOW!!! SO exciting! OMG, your ticker says 14 days til your wedding!! I know you are soooo ready! Can't wait to see all your pictures. Hope you have the best time!